Male

Incline Close Grip Push Up

Muscles involved

The Incline Close Grip Push Up is a brilliant bodyweight exercise designed to target your triceps while managing overall intensity. By placing your hands close together on an elevated surface, you shift the primary workload directly onto the back of your arms while keeping shoulder strain low. The key athletic benefit and stability you gain from this movement comes from maintaining a rigid plank alignment from head to toe throughout every rep. Controlling your body position as you lower and push back up forces your core to stay engaged alongside your triceps. This builds functional push strength, joint stability, and total-body tension control that translates seamlessly into better performance in pushing activities and athletic sports.

How to do it

1. Position yourself in front of an elevated bar with hands together. 2. Support your feet back, keeping your body straight. 3. Lower your chest towards the bar by bending your elbows. 4. Push your body upward until your arms are extended.

Equipment required

Peso corporal

Muscles worked

Tips

- Keep your hands together for greater focus on the triceps. - Lower your chest towards the bar, keeping your body straight. - Push forcefully with your triceps to return to the starting position.